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Shaanxi Shǎnxī 陕西 陝西 Xi'an 陕 Shǎn Shanzhou

Name Shaanxi
Name in pinyin Shǎnxī
Name in simplified Chinese 陕西
Name in traditional Chinese 陝西
Capital Xi'an
Etymology
陕 shǎn - Shanzhou (now Shan County, Henan)
西 xī - west
"west of Shanzhou"
Population 37.3 millions
Percentage of the national population 2.79 %
Population density (inhab./km²) 180

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